Description: Further DetailsTitle: Constructing Public OpinionCondition: NewSubtitle: How Political Elites Do What They Like and Why We Seem to Go Along with ItISBN-10: 0231117663EAN: 9780231117661ISBN: 9780231117661Publisher: Columbia University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 03/07/2001Description: Is polling a process that brings "science" into the study of society? Or are polls crude instruments that tell us little about the way people actually think? The role of public opinion polls in government and mass media has gained increasing importance with each new election or poll taken. Here Lewis presents a new look at an old tradition, the first study of opinion polls using an interdisciplinary approach combining cultural studies, sociology, political science, and mass communication. Rather than dismissing polls, he considers them to be a significant form of representation in contemporary culture; he explores how the media report on polls and, in turn, how publicized results influence the way people respond to polls. Lewis argues that the media tend to exclude the more progressive side of popular opinion from public debate. While the media's influence is limited, it works strategically to maintain the power of pro-corporate political elites.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USAuthor: Justin LewisGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Society & CultureRelease Year: 2001 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Constructing Public Opinion
Title: Constructing Public Opinion
Subtitle: How Political Elites Do What They Like and Why We Seem to Go Alon
ISBN-10: 0231117663
EAN: 9780231117661
ISBN: 9780231117661
Release Date: 03/07/2001
Release Year: 2001
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Society & Culture
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Constructing Public Opinion : How Political Elites Do What They Like and Why We Seem to Go along with It
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Subject: Media Studies, Sociology / General, Political Process / Political Advocacy, American Government / General, Social Psychology
Publication Year: 2001
Item Weight: 17.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 0.9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Psychology
Author: Justin Lewis
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Hardcover